Freight Broker Liable as Statutory Employer and Uninsured Motor Carrier Penalized in Trucking Case

Bruce Hamilton

Frances Atiapo worked as a truck driver for Goree Logistics, Inc.  Goree contracted with Owen Thomas, a freight broker, to transport goods for another company.  While driving a load of goods for Goree, Frances Atiapo was injured in a motor vehicle accident in Colorado.  Goree did not have workers’ compensation insurance and denied Mr. Atiapo’s…